PALM BEACH, Fla. — With Tim Tebow joining the New York Jets, it means the New England Patriots will face him twice a season. Patriots owner Robert Kraft is looking forward to that.

“I think it’s exciting … I think it’s a lot of fun,’’ Kraft said Monday at the NFL spring owner meetings. “The NFL is about rivalries. We saw the difference when we played the Colts this year, the first time that Peyton (Manning) wasn’t in the game.

“I’m a big fan of Tim Tebow. I like that he’s into spirituality. I think it makes the rivalry even a bigger rivalry. I don’t know if there will be enough media hype around the game. It will be a lot of fun.”

Kraft is even paying attention to Tebow’s social agenda.

“I understand he went to see his first Broadway play since being back in town,’’ Kraft said. “Tell him to go see 'Evita,' because we’re investors.’’

Tom Brady, Mark Sanchez and now Tebow. The AFC East is now loaded with magazine-cover quarterbacks.